Wanstead’s Botanical Bonanza
Plants were always going to play a big part in the Wren Group’s quest to find 1,000 species within the Wanstead area in 2016. They have not disappointed. The year […]
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Nature Club – July 2016 – Woodlice and other minibeasts
Did you know that a woodlouse has 14 legs? And that we used to swallow them live to cure a tummy ache? That’s why some people call them pill bugs.
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Nature Club – June 2016 – Earthworm Watch and Minibeast Hunt
More Citizen Science for our young scientists! We took part in a national survey of earthworms called Earthworm Watch by looking at earthworms on Wanstead Flats and seeing what kind
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Bio-Blitz 2016
We are pleased to announce the second midsummer bio-blitz on the weekend of 24-26th June. The programme includes leisurely nature walks, children’s activities and more specialist quests for specific creatures
London’s third-ever Blyth’s Reed Warbler on Wanstead Flats
Nick Croft, a WREN member, discovered London’s third-ever Blyth’s Reed Warbler on Wanstead Flats almost exactly two years ago. The paper he wrote detailing the amazing find is in the
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Nature Club – May 2016 – Pond Dip and Water Survey
Images: GJ – Retrieving a ph strip. Studying pond dip finds. We followed up the Clean Water Survey we did on our two ponds in March when we tested for
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Nature Club – April 2016 – London Pigeons
Images: GJ – Jubilee Pond pigeons. Drawing pigeons. Today we took a closer look at a very familiar bird: the pigeon! We looked a two bird’s eggs to compare their
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Nature Club – March 2016 – Clean Water for Wildlife!
Image: GJ – Holding up nitrate test tube. We did a scientific test on the water quality of the two ponds we know well, Jubilee Pond and Cat and Dog
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Redbridge Group of the London Wildlife Trust Survey
Please take part in the survey described below – it will only take a few minutes and is vital if we are to maintain and improve our open spaces in
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Wanstead Park Water Levels
John Robinson has been charting changes in water levels in Wanstead Park since 2012. Here’s his graphic representation of what’s been happening. Click on the Chsrt to examine it in
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